Weather in Malta in January is mild by European winter norms, but menacing! Stormy one day, warm sun the next.
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Sharks under threat: how you can save them while you shop
Have you eaten a threatened species of shark? They are on our menu in Malta. Play a part in protecting sharks, 21 Oct, at Tigne’ Point.
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Sand dunes: one of Malta’s rarest habitats
Malta’s sand dunes are a rare but near perfect habitat. Swim, sunbathe, then be surprised to learn of the life within them.
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Spot the Jellyfish Competition
Jellyfish coming to a beach near you this summer! Can’t swim? Then why not enter the Spot the Jellyfish Competition instead!
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Food for thought
We see the pretty side to Maltese farming at those agricultural fairs in village squares. But what of the challenges facing farmers in giving us our traditional Maltese food favourites?
Read more »Water, water everywhere but Malta
Countries bordering the Sahara have more water per capita than we do! Malta’s water shortage is its silent crisis. Learn more about our options and strategies.
Read more »Weather watch: April in Malta
The perfect month in Malta – spring weather at its best, the Islands still green and Easter festivities to enjoy. Our weather man gives you the April low-down.
Read more »Sunshine electricity: photovoltaics FAQs
Solar panels are sprouting up in Malta. Ugly they may be, but better long term for our pockets and the planet. Yes, but before you rush and install PV, you’ll need to grasp its technicalities.
Read more »Ecotourism in Malta: dream or reality?
Ecotourism and Malta: a match made in heaven? Despite our urban environment and mass traditional tourism, Malta has an ecotourism offer in the making.
Read more »Searching for evidence of sharks in Malta
Malta hauled the largest recorded Great White Shark in 1987. But just how many sharks and their relatives are out there in the Mediterranean? Malta’s beaches hold some clues.
Read more »Malta’s divers & marine users volunteer to protect Cirkewwa
For 25 years, Malta’s amateur and professional diving community, which numbers 60,000 dive tourists a year, has been pressing for Cirkewwa, a gem of biodiversity, to be declared a protected marine sanctuary. Perhaps now they’re one step nearer?
Read more »What’s that Weed?
One coloniser has remained behind: the grow-everywhere ‘English Weed’ or Cape Sorrel that gives Malta her fields of gold all winter long.
Read more »Where the Wild Things Are: Il-Majjistral Park, Mellieha
Leslie Vella welcomes the creation of Il-Majjistral park in Malta’s unspoilt North, but hopes that it won’t be over-manicured and start sporting too many picnic tables.
Read more »Here comes the rain again…
Suddenly it’s back – water features in our landscape and not just in our swimming pools.
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